1st Friday Gallery Gallop downtown

Experience the Downtown Salisbury art scene during another 1st Friday Shop-Dine-Stroll event.

On Friday from 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown sidewalks will be lined with artists showcasing their artwork, sidewalk musicians, street food and much more.

Highlights include Rail Walk Studios & Gallery, where artists of Rail Walk Studios will be creating art during the Gallery Gallop from 6 to 8 p.m. The newest exhibit, “Trees,” will be on display in the gallery while the artists will be working on their art inside and outside the space located at 409-413 N. Lee St. This is a free event.

In addition, Fine Frame Gallery at 105 S. Main St., will be featuring artist Leslie Hudson-Tolles in the shop from 6 to  8 p.m. showcasing her talent in pastels. Visit www.fineframegallery.com for details.

Also happening Friday night, the popular Salisbury Ghost Walk will take to the streets — and Saturday night too — at 8 p.m. The walk covers a six block area in down town Salisbury where tales of shadow ghosts, apparitions and orbs will be revealed. The cost is $5 for students and $10 for adults. Children age 5 and under are free.  Visit www.salisburyghostwalk.com and make reservations by email to boo@salisburyghostwalk.com or call704-798-3102.

For more on 1st Friday Downtown, visit www.downtownsalisburync.com

 

2015 Beach Blast Fundraiser

Join Lee Street theatre at the second Beach Blast Fundraiser on Friday from 6:30 until for an evening of food, friends and fun.  Along with drinks and a  massive dance floor where everyone can dance the night away, there will be food provided by Butch’s Brisket and a build-your-own ice cream sundae bar provided by Dairy Queen. Corn-hole will be offered on the Railwalk and there will be raffles throughout the evening for items like a free beach house rental and mountain house rental.

This fundraiser will support Lee Street theatre and its internship program, outreach programs and will help to fund important production items such as new wireless microphones.  Cost is $40 in advance or $50 at the door. For pre-sale tickets, call 704-310-5507 or visit Sidewalk Deli.

 

J.C. Price American Legion Memorial Week Carnival

107, at 1433 Wilkesboro Road, will host the celebration and carnival May 27 through June 6. Children’s rides and games June 4 through 6 along with cotton candy, popcorn, and other carnival goodies. A $10 wristband includes the raffle ticket and allows children to ride the rides.

 

Waterworks’ Smithsonian Institute Traveling Sports History Exhibition

Waterworks Visual Arts Center swung for the fences and now finds itself touching all bases with its first Smithsonian Institution offering, “Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America.”

The Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition opens today at Waterworks, located at 123 E. Liberty St., and will be in the Norvell and YPG Galleries through July 18.

 

Take Me out to the Ballgame Festival

1:30-5 p.m. Sunday, June 7, in the F&M parking lot on the corner of Main Street and Liberty Street. It will be open to the public, free of charge.

On hand to sign autographs and meet the public will be National Hall of Fame winner and nationally known Boston Globe sportswriter Bob Ryan and National Hall of Fame winner and Dayton Daily News sportswriter Hal McCoy.

Bethany Bradsher and several coauthors of “Nothing Finer; The History of North Carolina Sports” will also be signing autographs.

There will be free Cheerwine from the Cheerwine wagon, stadium food, hundreds of free raffle giveaways (game tickets, apparel, and gear), and free activities and games like obstacle courses and  inflatables for all ages.

 

Pops at the Post is Saturday!

RSVP for pre-Pops wine tasting

From 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Salisbury Wine Shop, 106 S. Main St., will host a meet and greet wine tasting with Hunter Vogel, owner of Treasure Hunter Wines. Stop by before the concert and meet Hunter who will be pouring six of his latest “Treasures” and discussing the story behind each one. $10/person ($5 for Wine Club members). RSVP to 704-636-5151 sws@ salisburywineshop.com

Salisbury Swing Band opens Pops

5-7 p.m. Saturday, June 6: Salisbury Swing band provides annual “Pre-Pops at the Post Concert” in the former First Bank parking lot, under the direction of Dr. Steve Etters, with vocalist Laura Millspaugh. www.salisburyswingband.com

11th annual Pops at the Post

8 p.m. Saturday June 6, on the Salisbury Post loading dock. An evening of popular orchestral classiscs by the Salisbury Symphony, directed by Maestro David Hagy.  Food and drink vendors on site. Visit www.PopsAtThePost.org for details.

 

Nazareth Children’s Home 109th annual FunFest 

Saturday, June 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fun for the entire family includes games, food, entertainment, a craft show, a cornhole tournament, pony rides and a car show. 725 Cresecent Road, Rockwell

 

Carolina Folkworks Saturday jam 

Carolina Folkworks is having a monthly jam session for folk/bluegrass music on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon, at is 1516 S. Main St. For details, call 704-223-1740.

 

National Trails Day event in Gold Hill 

GOLD HILL — On June 6, Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation will host a hiking event in celebration of American Hiking Society’s 25th annual National Trails Day. Combine hiking and history as the hike winds through Gold Hill Mines Historic Park along the Gold Hill Rail Trail.

The hike will begin with registration at 9 a.m. at the E.H. Montgomery General Store in the village and will include history of Gold Hill with stops at historic sites and landmarks throughout the 70 acre park.

Sites will include the Gold Hill Pond and Powder House Loop, Barnhardt, Miller, Johnson and Randolph Gold Mines and will continue into the Cabarrus end of the rail trail to the site of the Union Gold and Copper Mine.

For more information, visit www.historicgoldhill.com, Facebook: Historic Gold Hill, North Carolina or contact Vivian Hopkins at Vivian@historicgoldhill.com or 704-267-9439.

More ivory tickling Monday

Several local pianists will entertain Salisbury’s National Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association guests on Monday,  playing the ddowntown pianos from noon to 2 p.m.:

– Steven Thweatt at the Salisbury Wine Shop, 106 S. Main St.

– Laurie Klaus at the old Empire Hotel, 226 S. Main St.

– Tina Brown at Anna Lu’s Children’s Consignment & Gifts, 103 N. Main St.

– Susan Trivette at Maia’s Fashions, 103 S. Main St.

– Dotty Clement at the Meroney Theatre, 213 S. Main St.

The donated pianos were decorated by the seven county high school art students and will remain on the street through Sept. 30.

 

Mugshots game night debuts at Mean Mug

Introducing Mugshots Game Night every Thursday from 6 to  9 p.m. at Mean Mug Coffee Company, 1024 S. Fulton St.

Nathan Rider will host a night of super-cool (sometimes nerdy) fun where there will be  traditional  as well as contemporary games, including Scrabble, Monopoly, checkers, chess, backgammon, Yahtzee, Settlers of Catan, Cards Against Humanity and more.

Both one-on-one and group games will be available. Games will be added every week. Have a favorite game? Bring it along and teach others to play.

Mean Mug’s Bring Your Oldies But Goodies LP Night will continue right alongside game night, so not only will there be lots of gaming fun but have great tunes will be happening, too.

 

Project COVER hosts fourth ‘Conversations from the Porch’ 

Forum 4 will focus on government and its resources.

When: Tuesday, June 9, from 6 until 8 p.m. at  St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St.

Other forum dates and locations will be announced, tentatively planned through July.

To learn more visit  https://projectcover. wordpress.com/ conversations -from-the-porch/

Other non-profits are invited to provide information about their services at these forums. COVER stands for Community – Outreach – Vocational – Educational- Resource center.

Conversations from the Porch is a community outreach program dedicated to encouraging the inclusion of our diverse community regarding decision making processes while encouraging all to experience the power of talking to gain knowledge.

 

Pfeiffer Grads make the grade

Next Thursday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m., Center for Faith and the Arts features the combined works of visual artist Steven Jordan and composer Brent Lawrence, graduates of Pfeiffer University.

“Questioning, Answers, and Understanding” is an interactive experience that pairs Lawrence’s original musical compositions with five mixed media works created by Jordan.

Jordan’s pieces interpret Plato’s Allegory of the Cave in a modern format. Lawrence’s compositions, created in response to Jordan’s work, will be performed by violinist Charles Shafer and pianist Joshua Nobles.

Lawrence is a composer, arranger and guitarist currently residing in Winston-Salem.  He holds a BA in guitar performance from Pfeiffer University, and is currently pursuing a MM in composition at UNC School of the Arts.

Jordan earned a degree in art at Pfeiffer with a concentration in mixed media. He currently resides in Lexington where he pursues inward and outward reflection through mixed media. Jordan’s work not only expresses his reflective pursuits, but also invites his audience to question and reflect on their life experiences. Read more about Lawrence at www.brent-lawrence.com and Jordan at www.PenguintheArtist.com

A reception, artists’ talk and audience Q & A follows the performance. A special thanks goes out to Pfeiffer University’s Department of Humanities for sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public. Center for Faith and the Arts is located at 207 W. Harrison St.  Parking and entrance is located behind Haven Lutheran Church.

Center for Faith and the Arts is a 501(c)3 that cultivates the community’s exploration of the connection between creativity and contemplation. Serving the Salisbury community for 20 years, CFA currently offers movement classes, meditation group, children’s events, St. Thomas Players productions, performances by The Phoenix Readers, and other artistic and educational opportunities. To learn more, call 704-647-0999 or visit www.faithart.org

 

Open Barn kickoff 

WOODLEAF — Pantheon Acres Arabian Farm is planning a lesson program kick-off party on Saturday, June 13 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m.

They have partnered Southern Star Performance Horses and will be offering riding lessons in both English and Western.  The kick -off is a chance for the public to learn about lessons and get a chance to meet the lesson horses and Miss Sarah.

The Horsin Around 4-H Club will be on hand to answer questions families may have about getting involved in the Rowan County 4-H program, and there will be a demo at 1 p.m. by established students.

Contact Billie Sullivan at 704-677-0853 for more information.

 

Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival

MOUTH OF WILSON, VA. — The 21st annual Wayne C. Henderson Music Festival and Guitar Competition takes place  Saturday, June 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and features the Krüger Brothers, EmiSunshine, the April Verch Band, the Dry Hill Draggers, the South Carolina Broadcasters and Wayne Henderson and Friends.

Twenty guitarists compete for a Henderson guitar and there will be free children’s activities.

The event takes place rain or shine at Grayson Highlands State Park, U.S. 58, Mouth of Wilson, Va. Bring a picnic. Admission is $20, free for ages 12 and younger, $5 parking. www.waynehenderson.org, www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/gra.shtml

 

Free musuem admission to military personnel 

The N.C. Museum of History and the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, as well as SciWorksand and Old Salem in Winston-Salem are among the musueums participating again this summer in the Blue Star Museums program, which offers free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, from Memorial Daythrough Labor Day.

Collaborating are National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America. For a list of other participating museums visit http://arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums#sthash.KmbLJnAz.dpuf